Automatic communication system



March 2, 1965 J. H. GUENTHER AUTOMATIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM 25 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 26. -1960 ATTORNEY Filed July 26, 1960 23 Sheets-Sheet 2 March 2, 1965 J. H. GuENrHER 3,171,395.

Au'ronA'rIc COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Filed July 26, 1960 23 Sheets-Sheet 5 cALuns une STORE-|22 FIG.3

23 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed July 26. 1960 FIGA March 2, 1965 J. H. GUENTHER v 3,171,895

AUTOMATIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Filed July 26, 1960 23 Sheets-Sheet 5 |=|G,5 CALLING LINE AND TRUNK NA'rRlx- |24 T0 LINECIRCUITS CLOCK PULSE r "loon 2mn 560 March 2, 1965 J, H, GUENTHER 3,171,895 I AUTOMATIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Filed July 216,y 1960 FIG.6

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AUTOMATIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Filed July 26. 1960 23 Sheets-Sheet 7 [.1607 TERMINATINC LINE sToRE- |28 570) March. 2, 1965 Filed July 26, 1960 AUTOMATIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM J. H. GUENTHER v 23 .Sheets-Sheet 8 FIG.8

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AUTOMATIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Filed July 26, 196C 2s sheets-sheet TO l TERMINATING LINE AND TRUNK MATRIX-L32 T0 LINECIRCUITS T0 TRUNK CIRCUITS I A A r f "aso" "000' FIG. I0 l Marsh 2, 1965 J. H. GUENTHER 3,171,895

AUTOMATIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Filed July 26, 1960 25 Sheets-Sheet 11 FIG." 226| CLOCK PE-TQBANQ TIME SLOT ALLOTTER-Q "2o II4I v H42 March 2, 1965 J. H. GUENTHER 3,171,895

AUTOMATIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Filed July 26. 1960 23 Sheets-Sheet 12 FIGJZ DIGIT DETECTOR AND E sLo'r ALLoT-Tsm@ March 2, 1965 J. H. GUENTHER 3,171,895

AUTOMATIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Filed July 26, 1960 25 Sheets-Sheet 1-3 b FIG. I3

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AUTOMATIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Filed July 26, 1960 2:5 Sheets-Sheet 14 LINE STORE-|28 March 2, 1965 J. H. GUENTHER 3,171,895

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u v AUTOMATIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Filed July 26, 1960 23 Sheets-Sheet 16 Issel; TRUNK FINDER-Q March 2, 1965 J. H. GUENTHER AUTouA'rIc comaUNIcATIoN SYSTEM 25 Sheets-Sheet 1'7 Filed July 26. 1960 HG. I7 |102 I Ff04 nos March 2, 1965 J. H. GUENTHER 3,171,895

AUTOMATIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Filed July 26. 1960 23 Sheets-Sheet 18 FIG.I8

CLOCK PULSE CONFERENC CONNECTOR-|34 March 2, 1965 J. H. GUENTHER 3,171,395

AUTOMATIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Filed July 2e, leso 25 sheets-sheet 19 FIGIQ CONFERENCE CONTROL CIRCUIT-|36 March 2, 1965 J. H. GUENTHER 3,171,895

AUTOMATIC COMMUNICATION sysIEM Filed July 26. 1960 23 Sheets-Sheet 20 FIGZO CONFERENCE CONTROL CIRCU |T|56 

1. IN A TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEX TELEPHONE SYSTEM, A PLURALITY OF LINE CIRCUITS, A PLURALITY OF TRUNKS FOR EXTENDING CONNECTIONS TO A REMOTE POINT WHICH TRUNKS HAVE ACCESS TO SAID LINE CIRCUITS OVER A TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEX HIGHWAY, MEANS FOR ALLOTTING AN IDLE ONE OF A PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF DIFFERENT TIME SLOTS OCCURRING IN A REPETITIVE TIME FRAME TO ANY ONE OF SAID LINE CIRCUITS MANIFESTING A CALLING CONDITION, FIRST MEANS RESPONSIVE TO FIRST DIRECTIVE SIGNALS RECEIVED AT SAID CALLING ONE OF SAID LINE CIRCUITS MANIFESTING A PRESELECTED TRUNK ACCESS CODE FOR ALLOTTING SAID ONE TIME TO AN IDLE ONE OF SAID TRUNKS TO THEREBY SET UP A CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID CALLING ONE OF SAID LINE CIRCUITS AND SAID ONE TRUNK OVER SAID HIGHWAY DURING SAID ONE TIME SLOT, TOLL TICKETING MEANS INCLUDING A RECIRCULATING DELAY MEANS STORE FOR STORING IN ANY OF SAID PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF DIFFERENT TIME SLOTS CODED INFORMATION APPLIED AS AN INPUT THERETO, SAID FIRST MEANS INCLUDING SECOND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE ALLOTTING OF SAID ONE TIME SLOT TO AN IDLE ONE OF SAID TRUNKS FOR ENABLING AN INPUT TO BE APPLIED TO SAID STORE DURING SAID ONE TIME SLOT, AND SAID FIRST MEANS INCLUDING THIRD MEANS RESPONSIVE TO DIRECTIVE SIGNALS RECEIVED AT SAID CALLING ONE OF SAID LINE CIRCUITS SUBSEQUENT TO SAID FIRST DIRECTIVE SIGNALS WHICH MANIFEST THE DIRECTORY NUMBER OF THE CALLED PARTY AT THE REMOTE POINT FOR TRANSMITTING DIRECTIVE SIGNALS TO SAID REMOTE POINT OVER SAID TRUNK IN RESPONSE THERETO AND FOR APPLYING SAID DIRECTORY NUMBER AS AN INPUT TO SAID STORE IN SAID ONE TIME SLOT. 